CALL IT GENERATION GAP

as days pass, i can't help but notice the difference in opinions, likes, dislikes, tastes, priorities and interests between my mum and myself. yesterday, while coming back home from music classes, mum was dreamily looking at the colourful fishes displayed in the pet shop we were passing by. when she realised that i was looking at her, she said grimly, "hhmmm, just thought of buying some fish to keep me company...". "FISH!! wouldn't a dog or a cat or a bird or something that responds to human affection be better? even a turtle or a rabbit will do!". to that my mum replied, "ugh! the dirt and the mess they make...better not to have one than to clean all that mess!". I grin to myself and think, "weird! i guess it's a only a matter of having different tastes"

1 day later...

as i sit back to stretch my fingers (while working on this post), the screen saver appears in front of me (one of the first things mum learnt while learning the basics in computer was on how to change the desktop background and screen saver) and i see a lot of fishes "uugu, ugu"ing at me. oh how boooorriiinggg!! somehow i felt like as if mum MUST have been thinking about the money involved...surely a horse or a dog or anythingelse would be better....